| Item |
Standard |
| Description |
White or transparent crystals |
| Solubility |
Pass test |
| Clarity & Color Solution |
Clear |
| Content |
99.5%101.0% |
| Sulphate |
≤150ppm |
| Oxalate |
≤100ppm |
| Heavy Metal (as Pb) |
≤10ppm |
| Barium |
Pass |
| Calcium |
≤200ppm |
| Iron |
≤50ppm |
| Chloride |
≤50ppm |
| Sulphated ash |
≤0.1% |
| Water |
7.5%9.0% |
| Readily carbonisable substances |
Not darker than the standard |
| Lead |
≤1ppm |
| AS |
≤1ppm |
| Mercury |
≤1ppm |
| Aluminium |
≤0.2ppm |
| Bacteriaendotoxic |
≤0.5IU/mg |
Main Usage:
Citric Acid is mainly used as acidulant,flavoring agent, preservative and antistaling agent in food and beverage industry.Moreover,it is also used as antioxidant,plasticizer and detergent in chemical,cosmetics and cleaning industries.
Storage:
kept in a light-proof,well-colsed,dry and cool place.
